I just noticed that yesterday the blog reached a milestone.
I have posted 15,005 times since April 26, 2012.
The blog is closing in on 28 million page views.
You have been very patient in sticking with me through 15,000+ posts!
What great readers I have!
You are fast to correct me when I am wrong, fast to correct errors of syntax, spelling or grammar, and fast to alert me to breaking news in your district, city, and state. Sometimes you read the news here before it is reported in the state or national media. More often, you read news here that is never reported in the national media because they don’t pay the same attention to education as we do.
I am trying to limit myself to only five posts daily, but you can see that I seldom meet that goal!
Thank you for reading, thank you for commenting, and thank you for sending me news stories from your communities.
Diane Ravitch's blog 
Thanks for all you do, Diane.
I have disagreed with you on Bernie vs. Hillary, but even as one of your critics I have to say that you are a vitally important defender of children, schools, communities, and democracy itself.
Thank you, concerned citizen.
Ditto what concerned said.
A remarkable accomplishment. Thank you and congratulations.
It is we…who should be thanking you.
Congrats, Diane, and thanks to you, the tide has turned! Keep fighting the good fight, and we’ll keep being right here beside you!
Your blog has kept us all together and informed and is moving that needle. Thank you so much for the incredible, dedicated effort you’ve made!
Congratulations. I have a suggestion. Why not add a keep it simple, short menu with links to a few other blogs that deserve attention that regularly post reputable material supporting the community based, democratic, transparent, non-profit, highly successful public schools. For instance, Mercedes K. Schneider’s Blog and a few others like Anthony Cody. I’m subscribing to several and what they right is worth sharing.
Part of what makes this blog great is the visual simplicity, I’m not sure if it would be good to add sidebars, links, etc.
Perhaps a pro-public schools forum on a site like Reddit would help people network and spread the word.
It’s about links. The more links there are between sites, the higher their search engine rank becomes. Links are an important element in determining search engine ranking. I don’t think Diane’s blog has to worry about that due to the number of visits it has had and the number of links from other sites to hers, but there are several Bloggers that belong to the NPE who write great stuff but don’t have a big audience.
Without your reports, I could not provide the readers at Oped News, with the real facts about Privitization, the legislative takeovers, charter fraud and charlatans and liars
http://www.opednews.com/Series/PRIVITIZATION-by-Susan-Lee-Schwartz-150925-546.html
http://www.opednews.com/Series/legislature-and-governorsL-by-Susan-Lee-Schwartz-150217-816.html
https://dianeravitch.net/?s=corruption
http://www.opednews.com/Series/Charlatans–Liars-by-Susan-Lee-Schwartz-151219-107.html
and so many other things at my series.http://www.opednews.com/author/series/author40790.html
I marvel (though that is not really true because I now know you ) at your energy and commitment and ability to find out so much and put it in one place. Allow for discourse and learning. Congratulations and while I can’t always comment as I would want, I share many of your postings and read as many as I can. I save them and know I can return to the blog to catch up. That is a great thing. I just read something I found on FB today on the Finnish schools. Our poor children…..”just let children be children” struck such a nerve with me. I fear for what we are doing to too many of our dear children be we negligent educators or parents. There is so much shocking news and luckily there is often good news too about specific educators or schools. But such a huge country with so much variation in regard to need, style, problems, opportunities……it is eye opening to read about some places and what they endure. I am talking kids, teachers, communities. But poverty…and the Coleman Report…..and locus of control for our kids.
Cities face so many challenges, small rural schools sometimes the same but sometimes vastly different issues and problems. Even the affluent communities have their own areas of need, ways to improve. The idea of putting kids with a computer teacher is not for everyone or everything. Have you read The Quality School by William Glasser. I particularly think he has a workable model. I think the 2 Sisters have a wonderful model for elementary teachers, Hal Urban has written some great books for teachers of HS kids. There is so much wealth of really workable and successful schools (Finland) I think we should have the opportunity to craft learning environments to showcase methods that work with our most challenging kids. Reggio in Italy comes to mind. For literacy look at the Nerdy Bookclub folks and the work of Calkins and Kittle, Beers and Probst, Gallagher and Routman. Among many others.We are always putting band-aids on our problems, hunting for the quick fix and then throwing the baby out with the bathwater. Thank you for leading the analysis of education issues of the day. I have my own narrow focus but am open to learn from others and consider ideas and work for solutions. I know it is miserable out there for many and that is simply heartbreaking when it comes to our youngest citizens, our future.
We are so indebted to your daily writings! Thanks for all.
Thank you for keeping the torch of public education bright and lit.
Just came across an article “Scrutiny of freestanding ERs increases” by David Warren, AP. It looks like the medical world is looking to create ER charters where the more affluent-connected get the higher level of service and care at the expense of the poorer rural Texas areas.
This year I ended up watching more of the Olympics. I don’t know why but we really got into it here. It’s great to witness true excellence and there seemed to be some amazing examples of it this time around. There were moments when I had to truly marvel at what I witnessing.
And, sitting here one evening watching the swimmers in Rio, I realized, you know, that’s sort of how I feel about this blog. To me, Diane Ravitch is kind of like the Simone BIles, the Michael Phelps of the education world. So many times I’ve turned on my computer and just wondered, how does Diane keep doing this? The quantity AND the quality of her posts -never mind all the other things she must be doing each day in her life..
And, then there’s the other people who comment on here…..”regulars” like Mercedes, Chiara, Lloyd, and Some DAM Poet as well as those people who might appear only once -but have a huge amount of wisdom and courage to share, too. You’re so inspiring.
It’s great to be any part of this blog -kind of like those athletes who got to be in the closing ceremony last night in Rio. You didn’t have to be any kind of medal winner to be part of it there.
Yeah, the attacks on public education really stink. In some ways, these do seem like very dangerous times for our democracy
But I couldn’t think of another group of people I’d rather weather this storm with.
Thank you, Diane! Keep up the good work!
Please right about this series of materials, from Parents Across America.
http://parentsacrossamerica.org/children-risk-paa-reports-detailing-dangers-edtech/
15,005 posts divided by 1579 days = 9.5 posts/day. Way to go Diane!
Thank you Diane! We need you! The kids need you! Our future needs you!
Dearest Dr. Ravitch:
Congratulations on your determination. Your website is very unique because you are welcome all ideas even if people’s expressions are sometimes outrageously wrong (=narrow minded).
You are very gentle and tolerant in your own view toward the “schmuck” and vicious reformers.
Hopefully, your effortlessly compassionate view in education will begin germinating in the soul-less, heart-less and greedy tech-tycoons, so that one day, those democratic destroyers will agree with you to support American Public Education for “a whole child education “concept.
May God and Angels always bless you with health and contentment.
Very respectfully yours,
May King
Congratulations on your milestone.15,000 posts are a lot of posts! lol! I can’t wait each day to read your blogs. Then I disseminate them to people who are experiencing the same problems whether they live in RI or in other states like Florida. That’s a tough state to get changes done esp in the Sarasota area… Thank you for your blogs. You have taught me soooooooo much. And I tell others what you have taught me! I may be retired and no longer working in a school but it doesn’t mean I cannot take your valuable info and give it to those who are still in the classrooms here in RI. Thank you again/jo
On Mon, Aug 22, 2016 at 2:01 PM, Diane Ravitchs blog wrote:
> dianeravitch posted: “I just noticed that yesterday the blog reached a > milestone. I have posted 15,005 times since April 26, 2012. The blog is > closing in on 28 million page views. You have been very patient in sticking > with me through 15,000+ posts! What ” >
Yeah! Congratulations. And thank you.
Felicitaciones, Diane.
You get “eyeballs” because what you post is both scary and educational and even funny. The mix is amazing. And so useful to anyone who cares about the education we provide US children and even comparisons to education around the world. Who else but U could do this.
Congratulations and thanks, Diane. Without a doubt, “a site to discuss better education for all” has helped students, parents, educators and communities tremendously. I’m honored to have the opportunity to make comments, sharing good, useful information with a wonderful community of commenters.
That having been said, Some DAM Poet, please come back–your humor, talents and all-around smarts are truly missed.
Hi Diane,
I met you when you spoke in San Francisco and loved what you had to say. You fired me up! Thanks for all you do and keep at it; we (teachers and our students) need you. They deserve better than what they have now.
Diane,
You are the DNA of the movement to defend, protect, and fortify public education.
Thank you!